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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “stickwork” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
stickwork1713344(None) 
stickworks18113331stickworks
brickwork1943102brickwork
brickworks2053053brickworks
clockwork1942623clockwork
hackwork1945113_hackwork
linkwork1444253_linkwork
rackwork1645583_rackwork
rockwork1644993_rockwork
silkworm1743583s_ilkworm
slickrock1651773slickrock
steelwork1643553steelwork
sticker133515883stick_er_
stickers142913033stick_ers
stickier14229763stickier_
stickler14259573stickler_
sticklers15227393sticklers
stickout1476333stick_out
stickweed1983383stickweed
stinkhorn1642163stinkhorn
stinkwood1752733stinkwood
stitchwort1852543stitchwort
stonework1644093stonework
stuccowork215823stuccowork
studwork1643693st_udwork
taskwork1444033_taskwork
ticktock1543013_ticktock
timework1744803_timework
tinwork1476993_ti_nwork

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641296.89021573.4
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.34224338.2
 
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